Sum and Pang Yam for the erection of seven houses on Kowloon Island Lot No.io.For "the purposes of the contract Soo Sun and Pang Yam assumed and used the fin name of Sing Kec. The buildings were to be completed by the 1st February, 1889, and the price to be paid by the Defendants for their erection was $18,500. Monthlyhayments were to be made by the Defendants to the contractors upon the acrtificate of the architects for the Defendants, Messrs. Palmer and Turner, at the rate of Bo per cent. upon the value of the work done, etc. It appeared that the Planiff Soo Sum financed the contract, while Pang Yam saw to the execu tion of the work under it. Soo Sumalsodeposited with the Defendants the sum of $2000 as security for the duc performance of the contract. Work was carried on under the contract and cenificates were from time to time issued by the architects. These certificates were indorsed by Son Sum and I'ang Yamjulstly, and the receipts and cheques for the sums ao centified for were signed by them;
In the early part of the year 1899 Fang Yam got into finental difficulties, and on the 3rd February, 1899, Chan Yew Ting revered judgthent against him in Suit No tot of 1899 in the summary jurisdiction of this Coort for the sum of Sodo with custs of suit. On the 5th February, 1899, a writ of execution was issued on this judgment, and on the same day the Defendants were seived with a prohibitory order restraining them from paying to Pang Yam or any one else the sum of $100 due by them to Pang Yam for the building of seven houses au Kowloon Tuland
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1900.
LADYSMITH RELIEF
COLUMN.
The following is the full account of the
lecture, delivered by Capt. Percy Scott C.B., and Capt. Arthur Limpus, R. N., at the City Hall List Wednesday efening.
Captain Pergy Scott shid :-Your Excellency, Ladies and Gentlemen, may I take advantage of the large gathering hate to-night, in the name of the Officers and men of the Terrible, thank you very much for the magnificent
OUR CARTOON.
VAMEN
HARD TO MOVE.
assistance; all the local rifle associations turned
undertook all the scouting. It was a great pleasure to work in loyal Natal.
The 47 guns used for this defence and sub sequently sent to the front, were on a different pattern of mounting to those hurriedly made for Ladysmith.
out, and a corps of ineunted local gentlemen ing artangement was provided for keeping it in When firing with the wheel shipped, a lock- A fure and aft line it was very mobile and I believe answered well. Four of them were made and turned over to the Royal Artillery. guns, the 6 in, and 4.7 were travelled by a So lubers were provided for any of these
hehind in an ordinary Cape waggon, the 12 team of oxen, their ammunition coming along pounders for a short travel were up the tail of the waggon which carried their ammunition. anions and put on to its waggon, with the Fur a long travel the gun was lifted out of its ammunition, the whole not being an excessive weight for a team of nxen.
This, Ladies and Gentlemen, is all I have tention to a necessarily dry subject.
A double trail was used to allow of great eleration, and iron wheels were supplied. Each wheel consisted of a plate with a bush for the angle iron on each side; outside of that a lyfe axletree in the centre, round the perimeter an was shrank on
was an ordinary rain shower; and then they worked their teams as though nothing unusual were happening. The two gung, which I men- tioned as having some difficulty in getting inta actor; happened to be in the act of crossing d donga when fire openech, and many of the oxen were shot, and lie rest gót tangled up and their drivers bolted. They were extricated and got into action by Lieut. Ogilvy and Mr. Wright, gunner, in a manner that called forth Genem! Buller's approbation.
The general plan of the advance had been as follows:-
for Manila TURE,
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pin Regular Meeting of the Victoria Preceptory and Priory Lodge at Free masons' Half.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
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arrived at Tacoma on the 13th inst, from Japan The N. P. S. Co.'s steamer. Duke of Fife, and Hongkong.
Covered by the long range Naval guns, and after they had prepared the attack by shell fire, General Hart's 5th Brigade (the Irish) were to eross by the Bridle drift just to the cast of Tom Robinson Farm: and then sweep along to the cast on the north side of the river, and help the main crossing General Hildyard to advance on the Bridge. Lord Dundonald's mounted men, supported by two guns of the 7th Battery R. F. A. and two Batallions of the 6th (Fusiller Brigade) to move ເ our right towards Hlangweni (where they came also under a heavy five). General Lystleton's and the rest of the R. F. A. were held in reserve to afford support at any required point. General Hart's Brigade failing to strike the Bridle drift, and pushing into the sailent loop near it by the& Vancouver on Friday afternoon the 15th inst.. tiver, received a very hot and mischievous cross fire, at about the same time thai, Col. Long's guns were so heavily attacked.
Two Battalions of Lyttletons' Brigade and Col. Parsons, Brigade. Division-R. FA. (3 bat teries) were sent to recall his men. The firing now became general all along the line, and T cannot imagine any rifle fire being much more intense or continuous liner guns also began to open fire. They were very scattered and well hidden, and the modern smokeless powder makes it exceedingly difficult to locate cither guns or rifle inen. But we found about 20 guns troops of their fire. I am afraid Gol, Parson's all told and we did what we could to relieve the R.P.A. suffered considerably, as Boer guns inade a target of them, to which they were ticular on our left and 7,000 yards off on top of absolutely unable to reply. Three guns in par the hills subjected them to a severe shelling, but we had the satisfaction of worrying those guns directly we saw what was going on and
"The Imperial German Mail steamer Pressen, which left here on the 16th May has arrived at Genoa on Thursday, p.m., the 14th inst
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The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s R.M.S. Empress of China, left Yokohama for Victoria
The N. Y. K.'s steamer Hiroshima Maru, (Bombay Line) left Shinenosaki for this port yesterday, the 13th just, and is expected to. arrive here on the zoth inst.
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The Canadian Pacific Railway Cos R.M.S. Empress of India, arrived Shanghai at a am, to-day, the roth inst, and left at noon for Hong. kong where she is due to arrive on Tuesday, the tgth inst, at 7 am
art, carrying the German Mails with dates The Imperial German Mail steamer Stutt froin Berlin of the 28th inst., has left Colombo expected here on or abaut Wednesday, the 27th on Friday evening, the 15th inst, and may be inst.
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HONGKONG AND WILAM POA DOCK RETURNS.
Kowloon Dock.
Lot No. 546 in the following day Messis THE NAVAL GUNS WITH THE Palmer and Turner prepared a certificate the fb in the series-for $1100, and two cheq[ue= were signed by the Defendants, one for $iobo to be paid to contractors and the wher for $1100 to be paid into Court under the prohibit ory onlar. These chiques remained in the possession of Messrs Palmer and Turner unuil the 34th April, 1299, because the Plaintiff Soo Samt was not satisfied walchis arrangement and refused to indorse the certificate. On that day the sixth certificate was issued, and the fifth certificate also appears to have been indorsed, and the cheque for $1000 was handed to the contractors, On the same day the cheque for $1100 was paid into Court under the prohibitory order. I aus satisfier by the evidence before me that the Plaintif Sob Sum reception that you gave us on arrival here, to which the double trail was secured and the to say, except to thank you for your kind at- they were absolutely silenced by, I should say. U.S.S. Monterey... knew of this proposed arrangement, but that he was not a consenting patty-lo it; on the con trary, i find that he addressed protests bath in Defendants and also to Messrs Palmer and Turner against the payment of the $100 into Court also find that this payment was made by the Defentiants voluntarily and not under any direction or pressure from the Court ne its officers. I cannot help thinking that the whole of this treable might have been avoided if the Defendants had taken the obvious and sensible course of acquainting the Court with the faet that the debt respect of which the prohibitory order was issifed was not the the sole debt of Pang Yam but was a debt due to him-pinly
with Soo Suur
On the 7th September, 1899, a receiving order was made by the Supreme Court in bankruptey in respect of the estate of Pang Yam.
May also thank you for your presence here to-night."
Gens, so many incorrect reports have been With regard to the mountings of the Naval published that I fear you will be disappointed when I explain how very easy they were to construct; a few words and a photograph or two will make them quite clear, and Captain Limus, who was in every battle south of Lady smith, will explain the use to which they were of the final battle in which General Buller put, and also give you a very gand account drove the Boers from their atmost impregnable position on the Tugela, and so relieved Lady smith. Before describing the mountings of the Gons used, I must point out the necessity which called for them.
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A few strengthening strips were put in to the plate. A heavy asletree was supplied, on
fitted. Six guns of this description of monut carriage pat on to it. Telescope sights were ing were in use when I left: z with Lord Galace. Roberts, 2 with Gen. Buller and with, Gen.
and were, I think, sufficiently mobile to accom
They were easily travelled by a span of oxen,
pany any column on the march.
By the end of November a good portion of the Ladysmith Relief Column had arrived and commenced to advance, the Naval Brigade, under Captain Jones, and Commander Limpus panying them. The Boers, finding that they with two 47 and eighteen long ra pis, accom ist either fight er run away did the latter, and ensconced themselves in their trenches on the Nerth side of the Tugela,
Up to this time news from Ladysmith had been entirely conveyed by carrier pigeons, and, wonderfully well they did their work. We could get messages from Ladysmith, but unfortunately could not send any in.
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On the 14th October the Terrible arrived at the Cape and found the Campaign commenced, On these acts it was contended by Mr. the Bours already across the Frontier, the D'Almada for the Plaintiffs that the whole if British with insufficient troops to resist them, the proceedings on the prohibitory order wers
This une aided intercourse might, I thought, and their base 6,000 mile from the scene of be monotonous to the belenguered people m invalid, since a debt dee to a judgment debtor operations. and another person jointly cannot be attached
Ladysmith. I therefore suggested to the Gen- Under these circumstances it was apprenteral Officer commanding, a means whereby we to answer the debts of the judgment debtor that the Boers might invest Mafeking, Kimber could get some news. The offer was accepted. alone, and in support of this contention he reliedly and Ladysmith and then, having their base A search-light with a flashing arrangement was on Macdonald The Tacquah Gold Mines open, bring down from Pretoria long range mounted on a railway truck, with a locomotive Company. 130. B. 1. 535. On the other band guns, against which Fickl Guns would be boilerand a dynamo attached. It went to Frere, Mr. . B. Deacon for the Defendants argued powerlesss. that in paying the money in Court the De.
and communication with Ladysmith was at once I therefore took steps to see whether a established. The distance was about 3 miles." fendants were, at any rate so far as the mounting could be made which would enable interest of Pang Yam was concerned, reliev the Terrible's long range
Apropos of the pigeons I must mention one instance of their efficiency. General White, ed from further liability by the provisions of shore to keep the Boer seige guns at a res prs. to be used on section 76 (10) of the Code of Civil Procedure pectable distance. By the 21st a mounting "was
wishing to send a plan of the situation to Gen- eral Buller, it was photograped down. Even This enactment is the following terms:-iñade, tried, and found satisfactory. I con "In every case in which a debtor shall be pro- sisted of a log of wood to form a trail, mounted each pince entrusted to different birds. I pre,
then it was too heavy, so it was cut in four, and hibited from making payment of his debt to on an axletree with a pair of ordinary Cape sume all four birds were flown together, at any his creditor, lie may pay the amount into Court, waggon wheels. On to this was placed the and such payment shall have the saine effect
ráte they arrived at my office in Durban, with ship earriage, bolted down, and secured in such only 25 minutes between the first and the last. as payment shall to the party entitled to re- a manner as not to interfere with it being put The distance was about 170 odd miles. Lady ceive the debt." He further said that the case back on board should circumstances have re- smith owed much to the pigeons, of The Luna The Hongkong and Kowloon quired it: the necessity of this of course added Wharf and Grown Company, Limited, decid.o the difficulty in designing the mounting, a ed by Mr. Justice Wise in this Court in Novem-fact which perhaps my critics overlooked when ber, 1897, on the construction of this enactment, was in point and should govern the decision of this case. I think it will be convenient in the the first place to examine that decision and see whether it has the effect contended for. If this is so, I of opinion that, sitting here for Mr. Justice Wise, must follow his ruling.
I that case the defendants, being indebted to the plaintiff under a building contract, were served with a prohibitory order in respect of the sum of $1399.36, being money alleged to be due by the defendants under the same contract to buiking firm bearing a name similar to that of the plaintiff's firm. The plaintiff in formed the defendants that the money was not owing to that firm but
himself and he objected to its being attached or paid into Court. However, the matter seems to have gone into Chambers, and the Acting Puisnë Judge was stated to have made a verbal order that the money should be paid into Cour, and it was paid in accordingly. Some months afterwards the defendants were served with a similar pro- hibitory arder in respect of the sum of $301.40. The plaintiff again informed the defendants that the money was not owing to the defendant in that suit but to himself. It is true that Mr. Osborne, the secretary of the defendant comt- pary, said that afterwards the plaintiff agreed Bat the money should be paid into Court, but the plaintiff denied this, and I can dis- cover no finding of the Coun on the point. The money was paid into Court. Some months afterwards the plaintiff brought a suit against the defendants to recover the two sums thus paid away from hing diliging together 47079, but after argument the learned Judge held that the garnishee was absolved by section 76 (19.) of the Code of Civil Pro- cedure from all further liability by the payment into Court, and he gave judgment for the de fendants. The plaintiff appealed to the Full Court against this decision, but the appeal went off on an objection taken by the defendants
that it was out of time.
It will be observed that the case under ex- amination differs from the present case in the fact that there, one of the two payments into Court was made in pursuance of an order of the Court. But the learned judge does not seem to have rested his decision on that ground, and that ground, at any rate, could only have affect ed one of the two payments--but be laid down the broad proposition that'a garnishee, on be ing served with a prohibitory order, is absolved from further liability by paying Into Court the money attached by the order.
they condemged it as clumsy.
On Wednesday, the 25th October, General White, in Ladysmith, finding that he had no Anillery capable of keeping the Boer seige guns in check, wired to know if it were pos Sible for the Navy to send him some long range 4.7 guns,
The Admiral asked me if 1 could design a mounting for a 4.7 and get two finished by the following afternoon. It was rather a rush, but they were ready by 5 pan, put on board the Powerful and she started with them, and four 13 prs. for Durban,
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Here is a photograph of one which brought the following message:
"From General Sir George White to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales:-"The General Officer Commanding and the Garrison of Ladysmith beg to congratulate your Royal Highness on the anniversary of your birthday. A Royal salute of 1 shells will be fired at the enemy at noon in honour of the occasion. Ladysthith 9th November, 1899."
To return to my history of the gun mount ing. While the main Army was operating in the Spinn Kop direction, General Harten was active at Chieveley and wanted a 4.7 on a mail way truck to shell a new position occupied by
the liners.
There was no time to inake a new mounting, so we put one of the pluform mostings truck, securel it down with chains and cut off similar to those sent to Ladysmith on a low the ends of the transverse bulks so as to allow it to pass through the tunnels.
the hydraulic cylinders and the general Owing to the amount of energy absorbed by elasticity of the moaning very little recoil was transmitted to the truck, and consequently the direction of the railway line gun could be fired at right angles to the
Timmediately on aniyal Captain Lambton with great promtitude took the guns to Lady- saith. He arrived in the nick of time, and his Brigade played a most important part in the defence of Ladysmith. 48 hours after his ar rival the door was closed, and the ganison remained beleaguered for 119 days. The mounting consisted of four pieces of timber, 4 feet long by 12 inches, placed in the form of a cross. Un to the centre of this was placed the ordinary ship mounting bolted through to a plate underneath. The pedestal and timbers were thus all securely bolted together. Next, As Gen. Barton wished to bare the alter the gun carriage was dropped over the spindle, native of using this gun off the truck if requir and secured down by its clip plate, Subsequented, a little extra stability had to be given to experiments with a platform of this description compensate for the amount we had cut off the showed that it was not even necessary to fill in cross beams. round the timbers with earth; on firing, a slight jump of the platform, of course, took place, but this in itself was advantageous, as it relieved the strain.
With the hole Natal Field Force shut up in Ladysmith, the Boers rapidly coming south and Durbar being absolutely unprotected, the Transvaaler's dream of hoisting the Vierkleur English into the sea seened within measurable on the Durban Town Hall and driving the distance, and would have been accomplished had the Boers possessed a roooth part of the courage shown by the British soldiers in attack ing their impregnable trenches. There, regard difficulties to be overcome, they attacked again less of loss of life or wounds, regardless of the and again ill they captured them or bad to stop their onward rush owing to the Boers shielding themselves beltind a white flag.
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On the conclusion of Captain Scott's lecture, which was received with great applause, Cap- tain Limpus followed and said :---
where a Naval Force of 2 4.7 guns and 18 long Your Excellency, Ladies and Gentlemen- Captain Scott has brought you to the point 12 pounders was sent to work with the Lady smith Relief Column under the command of Capt. Jones of H.M.S. Forte. With regard to my account of our work on shore I simply kept, when I could, a rough diary of events as night under an ox waggon. So I want to warn they happened. Sometimes it was written at
account of the operations, but just a string of your not to expect a readable and interesting extracts from that diary, and my only excuse for reading it to you here to-night is that I have been asked to give you some sort of ac- count of what we dit.
Whilst at Frere a detachment of Natal Naval Volunteers joined us, and they were a must welcome addition to the crews of our 4.7 guns. On Tuesday, December 12th, 3.30 am, we moved from Frere towards Chicvely with two 47 guns and six 12 prs. accompanied by General Baron's Fusilier Brigade (the sixth). Here General Buller selected a position on Gun Hill for our guns, and we pitched camp behind-it. We now had a still better view and opportunity of observing the Boers' positions.
Ifednesday 13th-A: 7 a.m. we opened fire on the Beer Colenso position, their camps and Hangwani, ill 9.30, when the tremendous heat and mirage made satisfactory shooting dificult at such long range as 7,000 to 11,000 yards. ingly busy this evening, digging, moving about, There was no reply. The Boers were exceed hauling, etc., and repairing some of the damage lone in the morning.
with our guns and an escort and opened fire Thursday 14th.Moved out to Shooter's Hill
day when a good target offered. This was from 9 to 11 am, and at odd times during the 2,000 yards nearer and therefore a much better place to work from. There was no reply. During the day the whole of the rest of the force moved out from Frere to Chievely, a distance of about six miles. And this evening we got our orders for the 15th, when the first big move was to fake place. These orders were that six 12 prs should join Colonel Long's batteries, and act under his orders; that the we 4.7 guns with four 12 prs (those of Lieuts. Richard's and Wilde) should movent daylight to a place about 3,000 yards from the river, and about 500 yards west of the railway; and Lieut. Burne's two 12 prs to remain on Shooter's Hill. These guns were to do all possible harm to the Boer men and material, and to engage any guns that disclosed themselves, and in follow This left two 12 pra at Frere, two at Estcourt, the infantry, when they had crossed the river. two at Mooi River.
December 15th-Well, gentleinen, the morn and found outguns wending theirway-along ing dawned-a peaceful, still, perfect summer day string of oxen and waggons-towards our ap pointed place. The rumbling of the wheels and the cries of the ox drivers alone disturbed the what we had decided in our minds to be the veli. As the light grew and we recognised Boer gun positions with no sign of life or movement in them, I confess to a feeling of great anxiety. Surely they would never let us take op our position unmolested?
And
This was done by supplying a moveable if heavily shelled what would the oxen and beam which could be bolted oa when the Kaffir drivers do? Already the conductors, mounting was in situ." This was found as owned the teams, began to expostulate great advantage, as the platforms could then and be sent intact with those that went to Lady never included this; and we mentally vowed Say that the terms of their contact smith.
that with guns drawn by animals, we would, in team could be slipped instantly from the guns, future, have an arrangement by which the whole in case they were killed or stampeded. For of course 100 men can do what they like with even
mounting were made and operated against the
Three more guns on this description of Boers at the final atack on Pieter's Hil,
In this final attack General Biler wanted still heavier ordnance, and wired to me, asking if I could possibly send him a 6 in. gun. The telegram arrived on a Wednesday and the General expressed a wish to have it, if possible, time. A gun was taken out by the following Monday, so there was not much and a design of a mounting prepared, the go- the Terrible, verning features of which were utility and a desire to comply with the General's wishes as No wards of mine can possibly convey to regards time. It was finished on Sunday morn. you the admiration which I and everyone who ing, and sent to the front. Some said that it ly impregnable trenches have for the men who, the first round. It did not fall in pieces, but has seen these deep-cut, loopholed and apparent was clumsy, others that it would fall to pieces under a cruel and decimating fire, gallantly put upwards of 500 lyddite and common shell assaulted, and carried them at the point of the into the enemy's position, a fact which must bayonet, thereby more than upholding all have led them to regard it in more serious light In view of this ruling it would not serve any mipation, endurance, and above all courage.
former traditions of the British soldiers deter than the view taken of it by a Member of Par useful purpose to discuss the question whether
His Excellency Sir Walter Hely Hutchinson, A.Boer prisoner, with whom I conversed, told liament, who referred to it as "only picturesque." the present case the prohibitory der was. Governor of Natal, observing the mapidity with me that they disliked this gun very much rightly, issued or could properly affect the debt, which the Boers were coming south and know. The mounting was so very simple that I need because the same question was raised to no ing the unprotected state of Durban, naked the not describe it; the picture shows all the purpose in the case under examination.Navy to underinke the defence of the Town. details.
do what they are told, shell or no shell. 47, for a short distance; and will However, not a shot was fired. Our escor caught us up posted themselves; and we un limbered and came into action, tiring our first shot the first shot of the day-at 5.20 ann.
time Colone! Long with our other six guns was Not a sign or a move from the enemy. Mean. advancing along the east side of the railway, The 14th and 66th Batteries were leading and had got to within about 1,200 yards of Fort of thein; and all were just being ordered to Wylie, the Naval 1zprs, being 300 yards in rear come into action. This was at about 6 am.
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(To be continued.) [Owing to the unusual pressure on our columns we are obliged to hold over a con siderable portion of the lecture, which will appear in future issues.-Ed, /.Á.7.)
NOTANDA..
CALENDAR.
JUNE,
Meteorological means based on fifteen years' observations to 1898.
Barometer Thennometer
Humidity. Rainfull
TO-DAY,
WEATHER REPORT.
Barometer... Temperature Humidity Rainfall.
39.764
.807
.83.0. 161196.
On date ne date at
29.56
ID 1.3.
29.57
76
76
95
87
3.36
TO-DAY.
Saturday, 16th June, 1970.
U.S.S. Oregon......... W. H. Smith H.M.S. Hart
Changsha Hainan...
Freiburg Fatshan..
+1
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Goodwin
Tam O'Shanter Samlakay
Cosmopolitan
Aberdeen
Shipping.
Arrivals. MERIDIAN, British steamer, 2,248, JW. Wilson, 15th June,-Cardiff 5th April, and Singapore 8th June, Goal-Dodwell & Co., L.d. CHARTERHOUSE, British steamer, 1,400, A.
Dawson, 15th June-Singapore 8th June," General.--Joo Tek Shing. SZECHUEN, British steamer, 1,158, A. C. Hall, 16th June-Tungku 8th June, General- Butterfield & 'Swire.
SABINE RICKMERS, British steamer, 690, J. R. Nasbet, R.N.R., 16th June-Swatow 13th June, General-Amhold, Karberg & Co. HAITAN, British steamer, 1,183, J. S. Roach, 16th June,Foochow 13th June, Amoy 4th, and Swalow 15th, General-Douglas, Laprak & Co.
Chinese--20th of 5th mean of zbili year of SYDNEY, French steamer, 2,076, Allegre, 16th
Kwang-sti. Sun-Rises..... Sels
High water-Morning
Afternoon Law water-Morning-
Shr. 28min.
Obr. 44min.
Johr. 24min. ofr. omin. 3hr, 49min. Afternoon shr. 48min. ANNIVERSARIES.
1722-Death of the Duke of Marlborough. 1813-Battle of Quatre Bras, 1842-Wonsung taken by the British. 1877-New native tax imposed on shipments
by foreign vessels at Newchwang. 1896 Dr. Jameson committed for trial. 1898-1.3.S. Waterwitch arrived on China
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station-Amount of Behring Sea award paid over to Sir, Julian Paunce- fote ar Washington. 1899-Fire at Godowns 24 and 25 Praya West
Hongkong estimated danige $150,000.
TO-MORROW.
Sunday, 17th June, 1999, Chinese-21st of 5th moun of 26th year of
Kang-sit. Sun-Rises
Sets****** High water--Merning Morning Low water-Morning
Afternoon ANNIVERSARIES.
5kr. 15min.
Chr. min. okr. jamin Jihr. 15min. shr. 34min Ohr. Zemin
1775-Battle of Bunker's Hill 1743-First Hongkong Justices of the Peace
sworn in. 1877--Loss of the M. M. steamer Mekong on
Rás Hnífun. 1884-French Supplementary Convention with 1891-First junk flying British colours left
Cambodia signed.
1895-Loss of the ss. Drummond Castle off
Chunking.
1898-HE. Júng Lu appointed Viceroy of
Uslant with 247 lives. Chili-Ediet opening a College in Peking.
1899-1d postage extended to Malta, Jamaica, 18099-Boating Falality in the Harbour, Gr. Mauritins, B. N. Bonrea and Labuan
drowned.
AGENDA.
TO-MORROW.
CHURCH SERVICES.
St. John's Cathedral:-Communion, 7 aan, Roman Catholic Cathedral: Mass at
Matins, I a.m., Evensong, 5.45 p.m. 73.m., 8 a.m., and 9.30 am. Benediction,
'5 p.m.
Union Church:--Services, 11 an. and 6 p.m. German Bethesda Chapel, West Point
Moming Service, 1 am.
St. Francia' Church, Wanchai-Mass (Chin) 6 aan, (Port.), 7.30 am.. Benediction,
St.
St.
5. p.m.
June-Marseilles 13th May, and Saigon 13th June, Mails and Geneml-Mes sageries Maritimes.
VICTORIA, British steamer, 1,018, Dunham, 16th June-Japan roth June, General- E. A. Trading Co.
CHOWTAL, German steamer, 1,115, J. A. Morris, 15th June, Bangkok 6th June, and Swatow 14th, General.-Yuen Fat Hong SAINT QUENTIN, British steamer, 2,170, J. P. Stabb, 16th June, Barry via Colombo and Labann 1st May, Welsh Coal.--Order. AMERICA MARU, Japanese steamer, 3,538, P H. Going, 16th June,-San Francisco 19th May, Honolulu 26th, Yokohama 8th June, Kobe 9th, Nagasaki 11th, and Shanghai 14th, Mails and General.-J. S. Van Buren.
Clearances at the Harbour Office Haimun, British sir, for Swatow, Loongmeen, German str. for Shanghai, Wong, Chinese steam-launch, for Wuchow. Tamsui Marn, Japanese str., for Swaton. Holstein, German sir, for Saigon. Bittern, British 3-masted schooner, for Kajang. Shantung, British stry for Amoy. Charterhouse, British str., for Amoy. Kwai Lun. British steam-inunch, for Macar Szechen, British str, for Canton. Sabine Rickmers, British str., for Foochow Emma Luyken, German str., for Swatow.. Pat Kong. British str., for Canton, Kiangri, Chinese str, for Chinkiang, Wuchow, British str., for Wüchow, Victoria, British str., for Haiphong.
Departures.
June 16, Terrible, 11.M.S. crisiser, for Taku.. June 16, Mongkut, British str., for Bangkok. June 16, Thales, British str., for Hongay. June 16, Shantung, German str, for Amoy. June 16, Agamemnon, British.etc., for S'pore.
June 16, Hinsang, British str., for Taku. June 16, Progress, German str., for Tourou. June 16, Revenue, Tritish-str., for Moji.. June 16, Abner Cekoru, American ship, for Port
Townsend. June 16, Undaunted, H.M.S. cruiser, for. Taku.
Passengers-Arrived,
Per Huilan, from Coast Ports-Messrs, Smater, Hines, Pichel, and 45 Chinese.
Per Sydney, for Hongkong from Marseilles. Mesis. E. Kreil and Correez. Froin Batavia --Mr. R. Van Dorrser, From Bonbay-Mr. F. Maridge. From Colombo---Messrs. T.
Spencer Prat and boy, R. G. S. Buckland and Magalhaes Menezes, Pedro Jusmar and Cleop Grant From Singapare-Messrs..
Bonnet. From Saigontor Chinese. For Shanghai from larseilles-Dr. Vengarten, Mr. Malaise, Oscar Hanges, Goffens, Olin, Pasz and Mrs. Sant and baby; Messrs. Buegno, koreai, L. Minpliout, E. Muller, L. Maschkau zun, D. Manfroy, Nicolas Cetu, Pierce Asselina Manrice Guerin, Henri Madier, Jules Mathien, Benny, Dechapos, Meche, Miss Isabelle Fest, and Mrs. and Miss Mislia. Frosh Saigon por Mrs. Sunama Hintsu, and Mr. B. Mr. C. T. Smith. For Nagasaki from Singa Mijakowa. Frim Marseilles 28 French
Peter's Seamen's Church:-11 am and him from Marseilles via Colombo-Messrs. Murines For Kobe from Singapore-Mr. Y
From Saigon-Mrs. Caahaico,. Mrs. Oturu, and Mrs. Nacahata. For Yoko
·6.30 p.m..
A. Aikinson, Mottez and Bousses. From Singapore-Mr. A. S. Hay
Joseph's Church, Garden Road-Morning Anthony's Chapel, West Point Mass, Service (English), 9 am."
Wesleyan Mothodist Church:-Services, 10.30 Nakajima.
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them from rifle pits armong the trees, from the Then a tremendous rifle fire was opened on river banks; and also a rifle and shell fire from. tention of the Boers was principally directed to For Wylie and its neighbourhood. The at the RFA, and therefore the Naval tzprs were able, though with some difficulty in the case of the centre pair, to come into action. The to withdraw theif guns are well known to you gallon but unavailing attempts of the R.F.A. Buller, anticipating going north over the all And General Buller, arriving on the scene, was more time, supply a lighter and more same fate should overtake them. Lieut James Biggarsberg,, asked if I could, now that there soun ordered the Naval guna back, lest the mobile mounting for the 4.7 in. gun; there was of the Tartar brought his pair of guns round of course no difficulty in doing this. The heavy to assist the Naval guns on the west of the ship carriage was removed, and steel used in Railway The Kaffir drivers of his ox team stead of wood; a single wheel was placed in the hehaved with marked gallantry throughout.3.pn rear between the trails to facilitate tripsport. These gentlemen were not elaborately dressed'; When the extreme elevation of 370 was re- but some of them had coats on, whose collars quired, the rear wheel could be upshipped. they turned up as if the pattering around them
Indeed, the case of Macdonald. The Tacquah The Terriffe was sent round for that purpose; After the occupation of Ladysmith, General Gold Mines Company" supra, which is now arriving on the 6th November. relied on for the Plaintiff was also cited for the then plaintiff in the course of the argument before Mr. Justice Wise.
I am of opinion that the ruling above men tioned is in point in the present case, and line sitting in the capacity, which Gat-this- moment, I am concluded by its authority, The result is there must be Judgment for the Defendants, with costs.
on the 8th the defence was placed. It consisted On the 7th the positions were survered, and at, in all, 30 guns:-Two 47, sixteen 12 prs. 12 cwt, two 12 pts. 8 cwt, one 9 pr, one 7 pr., two 3 prs; two Nordenfelts and four Maxims.
These were disposed so as to canimaid all the approaches to Durban, protect, the Water works and other important positions. The Townspeople rose to a man and gave every
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leaves for Manila (direct). N -Special General Meeting of members of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, at the Chamber Rooms, City Hall
Mr. E. Rodgers Mrs. H. L. Nason, Mr. J. Per America ¿laru, from San Francisco, &c. W. Taylor, Miss K. McIsaac, Mr. and Mr. É.. W. Gyulay, De E de Grand Mrs. Tormey, Misses M. and J. Torney, E, Townsend, M JW. Heard and children, Messrs. H. Downs, W. Barath, 131 Chinese and 'Japaners,